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Definition of Glycoside

1. Noun. A group of compounds derived from monosaccharides.

Definition of Glycoside

1. Noun. (context: organic chemistry biochemistry) A molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis. ¹

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Definition of Glycoside

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Glycoside

1. Any compound that contains a carbohydrate molecule (sugar), particularly any such natural product in plants, convertible, by hydrolytic cleavage, into sugar and a nonsugar component (aglycone) and named specifically for the sugar contained, as glucoside (glucose), pentoside (pentose), fructoside (fructose) etc. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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